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The Inside Story of How the Navy Spent Billions on the “Little Crappy Ship” <[link removed]> Littoral combat ships were supposed to launch the Navy into the future. Instead they broke down across the globe and many of their weapons never worked. Now the Navy is getting rid of them. One is less than five years old. by Joaquin Sapien

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Eight Things You Need to Know About the Navy’s Failed Multibillion-Dollar Littoral Combat Ship Program <[link removed]> The key takeaways from ProPublica’s investigation into the decades long project that could end up costing American taxpayers more than $100 billion. by Joaquin Sapien <[link removed]>

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